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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 352,686, dated November 16, 1886. Application iiled February 23, 188.6. Serial No. 192,944. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, .JOSEPH L. GILBERT, o Lebanon, inthe county of Linn and State of Oregon, have invented a new and Improved Ealing-Press, ofwhich the following is a full,

clear, and exact description.

My invention consists in the construction and arrangement of parts, as Awill be hereinafter fully described and claimed; and the'invention consists of a novel arrangement of the baling-chamber, and ofan arrangement whereby the rope through which the power is applied is automatically locked in place when the power-is relaxed, and the invention fur-l ther consists of an approved and novel form of knotter arranged to operate upon cords orwires held by a novel arrangement of spools; and the invention still further consists of cer- 'tain novel features. of construction, and certain novel combinations of parts, to be hereinafter more precisely described, and speciically pointed out in the claims. Y Y

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings,forming a part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure I is aside View of my improved balingvpress, wherein the parts are shown as in position to receive the hay or other material to be pressed. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the press with the back lid and spools removed, the posts supporting the frame upon which the spools are mounted being shown in section.

arranged. rIhe chamber A is bracedand sup-v w m of Fig. 4, and Figs. 6 and 7 are'enlarged detail viewsillustrating the construction o the'knotter.

Referring now to the general construction illustrated in the drawings above referred to, A is the baling-chamber, andB an extension thereof, in which the operating mechanism is ported by vertical timbers a a and longitudinal strips c a', the vertical timbers beingrigidly secured to the longitudinal strips, which strips are preferably bound with iron strips b b, the said vertical strips being supported by under cross-bars, b b. In order that the parts may be still more securely held together, I arrange trussrods 0 c upon each side .of the press, said truss-rods extending between the forward and rear uprights, a a. The chamber A is closed by two lids or covers, O O', each .of which is so hinged to its supporting crossbar as to project beneath the bar when closed to the position shown in Fig. 4, so that all upward pressure upon the hinged sides of the covers is borne by the bars d or d', to which the said covers are hinged.

Upon the upper side and close to the edge oi' thev covers there is a cross-bar, e or e', and to the upper face of these cross-bars I secure metallic strips e e, which project outward on either side beyond the outer edge of the strips a', the cross-bars e e being arranged to t between said bars afa'. In order that the lids or covers may be securely held in place during the operation of compressing the bale,

curely fixed to a block attached, to the outerv side wall ofthe baling-chamber A. There are four of these levers, one for either end of each of the strips e e", the levers being broughtl into engagement with the said strips by means of links gg, which are loosely connected to the levers and arranged so that when the levers are moved upward they may be brought into engagement with the hooked ends g of the strips e" or e, and, .being moved to the position shown on the left in Fig. 5, will act to force the covers to their seats within the balingchamber, thus'compressing any hay or other material that may have been put within the baling-chamber'. rIhe seats ofthe lids or covers consist of two small projecting shelves, h h, as best shown in Figs. 3 and 5, the position of the shelves lbeing such that when the lids rest thereon they will be substantially in a horizontal plane.

The door D, through which the completed bale is .ejected from the press, ishinged to the I provide such clamping devices as are best i IOO inner side ofa cross-bar, h', that is supported by the forward posts, a a, the slats h, which constitute the inner face of the gate or door, being formed so that they project upward inside of the bar h', as shown best in Figs. 3 and 4. These inner face-strips, h", are arranged vertically, while the outer strips, L, are arranged horizontally and project outward on either side of the strips h, so that when the gate D is closed the said outer strips will bear against the outer facings of the posts a, thus defining the position of the gate.

In order that the gate may be held in firm position, and be able to resist the strain to which' it is lnecessarily subjected during the process of compressing the bale, I provide a heavy cross-bar, E, .one end of which is supported by a link, F, that is secured to a block fixed to the side of the heling-chamber, as shown best in Fig. 2. This link F projects out beyond the forward end of the balingchamber, and the end of the bar E is inserted therein, the other end of the bar resting upon a strap, G, in which there is formed an eye, i, and in order that this end of the cross-bar E may not be forced outward a lever, G', is mounted above the strap G, the projecting end of said lever being provided with a pin, i', arranged to enter the eye z' of the strap G, any accident-al displacement ofthe parts being prevented by a spiral spring, i, arranged as shown best in Fig. 1.

Just back of the baling-chamber A there is mounted an axle, H, upon one end of which there is secured a large wheel, H, and upon this wheel H there is wound a rope, I, which is led forward, as best shown in Fig. 1, so that it may be operated upon by a horse or other source of power.

The followerJis arranged so as to be reciprocated within the chamber A, and consists, essentially, of a number of vertically-arranged strips, jj, that are carried by cross-bars j j', to the center of which cross-bars there are secured the follower-guides K K, which project outward through the rear wall of the chamber B, the follower proper being rigidly braced by bars kk, which abut against the blocks 7c, that are fixed to the follower-guidesK, as best shown in Figs.. 3 and 4.

Just behind the blocks le there are connected the two forward legs, L L, of a togglelever, of which the legs L L are arranged to bear against stops Z, formed a't the rear of the chamber B, each of the legs L being provided with a cross-block, l', which projects over the follower-guides K and over shelves m, fixed to the side walls of the chamber B, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. The legs L carry upwardlyprojecting arms M, which are united at their upper ends by a cross-strip, M. The follower-guides K carry two sheaves, N and N, the sheave N being mounted in bearings fixed to the upper faces of the said guides, while the sheave N is mounted in bearings fixed to the A third sheave, N,

under side of said guides.

is mounted in the forward end of the chamber B, as best shown in Figs. 3 and 4.

A heavy cord, O, is fixed to the axle H, and from there led over the sheave N, then around the sheave N then back and around the sheave N', and finally up to the cross-bar M', as best shown in Fig.`3, to which crossbar it is securely tied. A second rope, o, is wound around the axle Hin the direction opposite to that in which the rope 0 is wound, and`is led forward from the axle to a sheave, o', carried close up by the follower J, then back and around asheave, o, fixed in position in the end wall of the chamber B, then along the outer face of said end wall to a sheave, 0', and then forward to an eye, p, where the knot of the Vrope is made fast.

Above the axle H there is arranged a frame, I), upon which I mount three spools, U U U, upon which the cord or wire with which the bales are to 'be bound is wound, the wires or cords shown at s s s being led forward'over the front crossbar of the frame, then down and through eyes t, fixed to the rear cross -timber, d', then down between the vertical strips which constitute the forward face of the follower, then between the strips which constitute the flooring of the chamber A, then up between the strips h of the gate D, and finally up over the needle of a knotter, R, the ends of thecords being looped in order that they may be hitched upon said knetter-needle.

Such being the general construction of my improved form of baling-press, the operation is as follows: The baling-chamber having been iilled with hay or other material tow be compressed, the covers or lids C G' are closed and clamped to place, thus partially compressing the material within the baling-charnber. A horse hitched to the end of the rope I is then started forward so as to move the wheel H in the direction of the arrow shown in connection therewith in Fig. l, which motion ofthe wheel H will start the axle H forward, so that the rope O will be wound thereon, the rope o being at this time unwound from the said axle. As the rope O is wound upon the axle I-I the follower J will be forced forward within the chamber A until the hay is compressed and the parts moved to about the position shown in Fig. 4; and it will be readily understood that as the joints of thev toggle-lever are expanded as the follower advances within the chamber A, the effect of the power applied will be increased-that is to say, a more advantageous leverage is obtained as the follower advances, and consequently the effect of the power increases with the necessities of lthe case. After the bale has been sufficiently compressed the cords s are severed ata proper point, so that their ends may be carried forward and passed around the loop under'the needlea of the knetter R,the ends of the wire being brought into engagement with the hook u of the needle u. When the parts have been IOO IIO

brought to this position, the needle is drawn within its casing c by a hooked lever, S, arranged as best shown in Figs. 6 and 7, which movement will slip the loop first thrown about the needle over the ends of the wire with which the second loop is formed, so that a rm knot will be tied. When the horse is stopped -to permit of this tying of the knot, the rope I is held in position by means of a cam-faced clamp, w, beneath which the rope I passes, being carried forward between the clamp and its seat, as best shown in Fig. 1. After the bale has been tied as described the catch of the gate D is thrown off and the horse again "started forward, so that the follower will be advanced to force out the completed bale, but at this time, when no special amount of pressure is required, it will be seen that it is simply the wheel and axle aud the movable pulleys that are called into play.

When it is desired to return the parts of the press to the position they should be in in order that a new lot of hay or other material may be placed within the baling-chamber, themotion imparted to the wheel H' during the operation o f pressing the'bale is reversed, the necessary power being supplied by an attendant, who turns the wheel by means of its handle H". At this time the rope o is wound upon the axle H, and, as will be readily understood from an inspection of the drawings, acts to withdraw the follower from its position within the chamber A.

This baling-pressis mounted on small wheels V V, and may be drawn to or from the place where the baling is to be done by the horse employed to supply the power usedin operating the press. Such a press as I have described maybe built for an extremely small figure, and is very convenient, in that the hay has only to be raised a .few feet from the ground. Moreover, the power is appliedupon'scientificprinciples and without waste.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is.-

l. The combination, with the frame having the chambers AB, of the follower J, the longitudinally-moving guides K K; having the upper and lower pulleys, N. N', the pulley N2, journaled on the frame between the follower and the pulleys N N', the axle H,journaled in the frame above the guides K, the toggle-lever L L', the arms L resting at their lower ends on the forward ends of the guides, and the arms L bearingagainst the rear end of the frame, the'arms M, extending upward from the arms L, a rope secured to the arms M, passed downward over the pulley N', thence to and around pulley N2, back over the pulley N, and forward to the axle and there secured, substantially as set forth. s

2. The combination, with'the frame having the chambers A B, of the follower J, the longi` tudinally-movable guides .K K, having the upper and lower rear pulleys, N N', and the forward pulley,o', theV pulley' N", journaled on the frame between the follower and the pulley N, the axle H, journaled in the frame above the guides, the toggle-levers L L' M, the rope O, secured at its opposite ends to the armM and v axle, respectively, and passed around the pulleys N N' N", as shown, the pulleys o 0"', journaled in the upper rear corners of chamber B, and the rope o,wound onIthe axle -in the direction opposite to the rope O, extending forward around the pulley o' on the guides, thence rearward around the pulleys o" 0"', and secured to the guides on the side opposite the pulley o', substantially as set forth.

3. The combination, with the frame having the chambers A B and the follower, ofthe twopart cover C C', the spools, andthe knotter R, mounted on the forward section, C, at its free end, whereby when the .material is pressed within the space covered by the section C the section C' may be raised to allow-the operator to pass the end of the cord to the knotter, substantially as set forth. n

4. The combination,with the longitudinallyapertured Acasing o, of the sliding needle u, mounted therein and notched transversely to orm the knotterhook u', substantially as set orth.

a baling-chaxuber, of lids or covers C C', that are provided with strips e" e', and levers f,

carrying links g, substantially as described, and for the purpose specified. e

6. The combination, with a baling-chamber and its gate D, of a crossbar, E, link F, a strap, G, formed with an eye, i, a lever, G', and a pin, i', substantiallyas described.

JOSEPH L. GILBERT.

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